The Black Bear Inn is Ketchikan Alaska's Finest Waterfront Vacation Rental and Bed and Breakfast. It is the perfect place for large gatherings, business and fishing groups, wedding parties and Romantic Get-A-Ways. Cable TV, Sirius satellite surround sound and free high speed wireless Internet are some of the amenities. Complementary breakfast, snacks and drinks are served daily. There is a large covered Spa and BBQ area on the waters edge. After a day of fishing it is the perfect spot to watch Alaska's majestic sunsets. The Inn is non-smoking, but there are covered porches and viewing decks that can be used by smokers.

The Bed and breakfast has beautifully appointed bedrooms overlooking the Ocean. They have private entrances and baths, fireplaces, refrigerators, TV's and phones. There is a one bedroom luxury Vacation Rental apartment on the second floor with a private entrance, covered porch, kitchen, living area with a free standing fireplace, bath and laundry room. There is also a wonderful private Vacation Rental cabin that sets next to the main house overlooking the Tongass Narrows. It has a queen bed in the main room,a fireplace, a bath, a kitchenette and a sun deck. There is a single bed in the adjoining room.

You can rent the 4 bedrooms in the house as a Vacation Rental, the one bedroom apartment, the private cabin, one bedroom with bath, or the entire Black Bear Inn property. The Inn can accommodate 14 guests. Short term and extended stays are welcome. Individualized Fishing Packages, with or without catered meals for groups, are available May thru September. Call for details.

Nicole and Jim Church

Area Information

Ketchikan is five hundred miles north of Seattle. It is accessible by the Alaska Marine Highway or Alaska Air Lines. Located on Revillagigedo Island it is Alaska's "first city," and as the first or last port of call for all Southeast Alaska cruise ships. The historic downtown, wedged between water and forested mountains, becomes saturated in summer with cruise ship passengers, independent travelers and seasonal workers. The town is built into steep hills and partly propped on wooden pilings, with boardwalks, wooden staircases and totem poles dotted throughout. By 1886, white settlers had opened the first of dozens of salmon canneries. It soon became known as the "Salmon Capital of the World."

Bear watching, Eagle and whale watching are favorite pass times of many of our guests. Marine and freshwater sport fishing opportunities abound. Sport angler can stay busy year around fishing for wild trout, all five species of Pacific salmon, halibut, and a variety of other fish, crab, shrimp and clams. Roadside salmon fishing opportunities exist around the Island. The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions. Ketchikan is located in the Tongass National Forests. The abundant of streams, lakes, wild flowers, berry bushes, cedar, hemlock and spruce provide great opportunities for hikers and photographers to view birds and animals.

About the owner

Jim is a fourth generation Alaskan whoâ€™s great grandfather, Forest Joseph Hunt, and great grandmother, Harriet Elizabeth Hunt, came from Washington state to Wrangell, Alaska in 1898. News of a rich quartz strike lured them to Ketchikan in 1900. At first they owned a meat market on Front Street....

Rates

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May 01 2016

Sep 30 2017

$160

$160

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Nov 17 2016

Apr 30 2017

$100

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$600

$2,000

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Check In: 3 p.m. Check Out: 11 a.m.

Lodging tax: 13%

Deposits: A reservation deposit of the first 2 nights charge or 50% of the total booking, if the stay is more than 2 nights, is required when the reservation is made. Personal checks, Cashiers Checks, Cash, and Visa or MasterCard payments are accepted.
October through April Cancellations must be made 2 weeks in advance, for deposit to be returned. Reservations for May through September must be canceled 60 days ahead, to get deposit back. Credit is given if canceled after deadline. There is $50 cancel fee.

Reviews (2)

Blind Squirrel BnB

September 8, 2011

Very, Very Nice !

Pleasant & Wonderful

Larry Langert

Eau Claire WI

Pleasant & Wonderful

February 15, 2009

My wife and I really enjoyed our stay at the Black Bear B&B. They have a beatufull place and the accomdations were exceptional. I plan to tell all my friends! Jim is an outstanding host! Hope to be friends forever!